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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 6873387" data-attributes="member: 6777052">For the record:Gen. Butcher's XIVth Heavy Cavalry (The &quot;Oddbones&quot;) were undead skeletons armed with sabres and mounted on undead skeleton pegasi that were magically capable of flight. That's how they were able to deploy into the north from their previous positions. I didn't tell you this, because it wasn't important to the story. You just had to know that they were cavalry.I also didn't mention what sort of forest it was, though I did mention &quot;hiding in trees&quot; so at least you know that it wasn't, say, a kelp forest and was an ordinary kind of forest made of wood. I also didn't say what kind of trees because it doesn't really matter. You are allowed to use your imagination. If you want clarity, the lower branches were 2d6x5ft above the ground, it was late Autumn and there were d6 wild bears per square mile scattered around in the forest, foraging for wiffleberries and generally avoiding human contact.I also didn't mention that the general's aide-de-camp, Prenthorpe, was an Eldritch Knight with an upper-class accent and that his uniform was a blue tunic with gold braid and red trousers with a blue stripe down the seams. It makes no difference to the story, but it adds colour if I tell you that.I also didn't mention that the Brown Hordes led by Gen. Aargh were hobgoblins. Again, it didn't matter unless you wish to feel antipathy towards them.As for suggestions that the events might have played out differently is someone else had been the DM, well, that's okay. That's what DMs are for. I tell my stories my way, you tell your stories your way. If you want the hobgoblins to win and make Prenthorpe look stupid, go right ahead. I don't mind.To those who have argued that my story is &quot;wrong&quot;: I've offered a portrait of a low-Int genius, in the spirit of this thread. Instead of denigrating my example, think of a better one. Preferably something fun that we can all find entertaining.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 6873387, member: 6777052"] For the record: Gen. Butcher's XIVth Heavy Cavalry (The "Oddbones") were undead skeletons armed with sabres and mounted on undead skeleton pegasi that were magically capable of flight. That's how they were able to deploy into the north from their previous positions. I didn't tell you this, because it wasn't important to the story. You just had to know that they were cavalry. I also didn't mention what sort of forest it was, though I did mention "hiding in trees" so at least you know that it wasn't, say, a kelp forest and was an ordinary kind of forest made of wood. I also didn't say what kind of trees because it doesn't really matter. You are allowed to use your imagination. If you want clarity, the lower branches were 2d6x5ft above the ground, it was late Autumn and there were d6 wild bears per square mile scattered around in the forest, foraging for wiffleberries and generally avoiding human contact. I also didn't mention that the general's aide-de-camp, Prenthorpe, was an Eldritch Knight with an upper-class accent and that his uniform was a blue tunic with gold braid and red trousers with a blue stripe down the seams. It makes no difference to the story, but it adds colour if I tell you that. I also didn't mention that the Brown Hordes led by Gen. Aargh were hobgoblins. Again, it didn't matter unless you wish to feel antipathy towards them. As for suggestions that the events might have played out differently is someone else had been the DM, well, that's okay. That's what DMs are for. I tell my stories my way, you tell your stories your way. If you want the hobgoblins to win and make Prenthorpe look stupid, go right ahead. I don't mind. To those who have argued that my story is "wrong": I've offered a portrait of a low-Int genius, in the spirit of this thread. Instead of denigrating my example, [i]think of a better one[/i]. Preferably something fun that we can all find entertaining. [/QUOTE]

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